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Design Technology
Intent
At Thurgoland CE Primary, our aim is to encourage children to build up a range of skills and techniques that they can use as they move on to secondary school and also in later life. We aim highly to ensure that the finished products they create match the specific criteria, are fit for purpose and are something that the children can be proud of. Children explore products that are currently on the market and look at different designs of a range of products to allow them to make their own designs. Children are encouraged to use creativity, coupled with practicality during the design and making process. We aim for children to develop resilience and problem-solving skills during the practical aspects of DT, making changes where needed and giving things a go even when it is a brand-new skill they are learning. Children are encouraged to persevere if their products do not turn out as desired and make improvements and alterations as necessary. As children move through school the technical knowledge and vocabulary is built upon. In addition, we aim for all children to have skills in preparing and cooking a range of food and meals safely and hygienically.
In Design and Technology, we encourage all our children to aim high with their designs, give new skills a go, be resilient when things don’t work out first time and show respect to their peers, with materials and with equipment which in turn leads to a love of learning in this subject.
At Thurgoland we intend to:
- Encourage children to aim high with their designs.
- Support children to demonstrate creativity
- Develop new skills that allow them to create a finished product.
- Promote resilience when designs need to be changed and adapted.
- Understand how to show respect to their peers, with materials and with equipment.
- Provide children with knowledge of multiple areas of design technology including food technology
Implementation
Design Technology Implementation
- Long term: National Curriculum
- Medium term: Specific planning written by the subject lead for each unit from EYFS to Year 6. Each unit contains clear Learning Objectives and vocabulary.
- Short Term: Teachers create Active Inspire flipcharts using the clear structure of the medium-term plans.
The subject leader has ensured there is appropriate coverage of key areas across each key stage: textiles, mechanical systems, food technology, stable structures and computer aided design. There is a clear progression of skills across units and year groups with areas being revisited and built upon. Children gather ideas through studying and evaluating current products, as well as them developing their own ideas. Specific skills are taught explicitly including different stitches, joining and cutting techniques, making circuits to use switches and sensors, making moving parts and finishing techniques. Pupils explore and practise techniques showing that they can give it a go and be resilient if things are challenging. They apply skills learnt in current and previous units to produce a final project based on their preparatory work.
We have created a sequence of teaching for every unit of DT taught at Thurgoland Primary school. This sequence ensures consistency in building pupils’ knowledge of Design and Technology and the practising and application of skills across year groups.
Design and Technology at Thurgoland | |
Teaching of vocabulary | Specific vocabulary is shared, displayed and used in discussions by teachers and pupils using our approach to teaching vocabulary. |
Exploration of similar products | Exploration of the work of a range of products and designers. Children will make judgements of the practicality and appeal of products. They will investigate how the products have been made and how they suit the purpose they have been made for. |
Demonstration of skills/techniques | Teachers demonstrate techniques and model whole class for pupils to see. |
Designing | Pupils use the information collected to design their own product against a brief. |
Planning stage | Where appropriate, pupils plan designs for printing or produce mock-ups in sculpture as part of this preparation. |
Application of skills/knowledge to final piece | Pupils will apply their knowledge and skills to create a final product. |
Evaluation and reflection | The pupils’ final pieces will be assessed by the teacher and pupil. They will be taught evaluation skills to enable them to self-assess their own work against the criteria for each piece. |
Impact
- The impact of the implementation will be monitored throughout the year.
- Work sampling is carried out at the end of each topic to look at development of new skills.
- Evidence collected of the process from investigating, designing, making and evaluating.
- Support and extension looked at for SEN and able pupils.
- Learning walks conducted to observe pupils working practically with new tools and equipment.
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